Towns & cities

Melbourne

capital city of Victoria, Australia

Australia · -37.8142, 144.9631

Melbourne is recorded as a filming location for 31 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Melbourne, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 60 more.

8 productions were filmed at 42 places inside Melbourne rather than at Melbourne itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.

“The director also chose to film in the motorcycle district of Melbourne.”

Ghost Rider (2007) · Wikipedia

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Movies and TV series filmed in Melbourne

Ghost Rider 2007
Charlotte's Web 2006
“The fair scene in the story was filmed in Heidelberg in Melbourne at Heidelberg West Football Club's football ground.” Wikipedia
Knowing 2009
“Locations included the Geelong Ring Road; the Melbourne Museum; "Cooinda", a residence in Mount Macedon which was the location for all of the "home and garden" scenes; and Collins Street in Melbourne.” Wikipedia
Lion 2015
“Filming moved to Melbourne in mid-April and then to several locations in Tasmania, including Hobart.” Wikipedia
Killer Elite 2011
Queen of the Damned 2002
“Rymer suggested the film be shot in his home city of Melbourne, which would save considerably on production costs.” Wikipedia
Where the Wild Things Are 2009
“Where the Wild Things Are was a joint production between Australia, Germany, and the United States, and was filmed principally in Melbourne.” Wikipedia
I, Frankenstein 2014
The Leftovers 2014–2017
Predestination 2014
On the Beach 1959
“A notable film shot and set in Melbourne during this lull was On the Beach (1959).” Wikipedia
First Strike 1996
Winchester 2018
Blacklight 2022
Late Night with the Devil 2023
“Late Night with the Devil was shot in Melbourne, Australia.” Wikipedia
Better Man 2024
“For the Royal Albert Hall concert as depicted in the finale, while stage shots were filmed in Melbourne, audience reactions were filmed later using a real, on-location audience—guided by audiovisual prompts—when Williams revisited the venue in actual concert on 6 and 7 November 2022.” Wikipedia
Quigley Down Under 1990
The King's Daughter 2022
“After a two-week location shoot in France, production continued on April 23 in Melbourne, Australia.” Wikipedia
Salaam Namaste 2005
“Salaam Namaste was the first Indian film to be shot entirely in Australia, primarily in and around Melbourne and regional Victoria.” Wikipedia
The Story of the Kelly Gang 1906
“Much of the film was shot at Charterisville, a property leased by Lizzie Tait's family as a dairy farm and artists' colony near Heidelberg, now a suburb of Melbourne.” Wikipedia
Head On 1998
Foe
Clickbait 2021
“The series is set in Oakland, California, but was mostly filmed in Melbourne, Australia.” Wikipedia
The Castle 1997
“The Castle was filmed mostly in Melbourne, Victoria during July 1996.” Wikipedia
The Newsreader 2021–
“Filming of the News at Six studio was done at the NEP Studios in Southbank, South Melbourne, with the newsroom offices set in a disused chemical warehouse/factory in Brooklyn, west of Melbourne.” Wikipedia
Romper Stomper 2018–
Inside 2024
The Henderson Kids 1985–1987
“The Westport footage was filmed in Williamstown, Melbourne.” Wikipedia
Jonah from Tonga 2014–
“Parts of the show are filmed at The Grange P-12 College, a western suburbs school in Melbourne.” Wikipedia
Superwog 2018–
Whose Line Is It Anyway? 2016–

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Melbourne as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

Mad Max 1979
“In the wake of the 1970s Australian Film Revival, many films have been shot and set in Melbourne, including Mad Max (1979), Romper Stomper (1992), Chopper (2000), and Animal Kingdom (2010).” Wikipedia
The Pacific 2010–
Beyoncé 2013
Home and Away 1988–
“The following month, Home and Away filmed scenes in Melbourne for the second time.” Wikipedia
Neighbours 1985–
“Since 2016, the show has begun filming more scenes in and around Melbourne.” Wikipedia
Ned Kelly 2003
The Dressmaker 2015
“Production took place in Melbourne and across Victoria, Australia in late 2014.” Wikipedia
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles 2001
Rogue 2007
Animal Kingdom 2010
“Animal Kingdom was filmed in the Melbourne metropolitan area.” Wikipedia
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark 2011
“An international co-production between the United States, Australia, and Mexico, it was filmed at the Drusilla Mansion in Mount Macedon and Melbourne (both in Victoria, Australia).” Wikipedia
Upgrade 2018
Mission: Impossible 1988–
“To save even more on production costs, the series was filmed in Australia; the first season at the new Village Roadshow Studios in Queensland, and the second season in Melbourne.” Wikipedia
Together 2025
War Machine 2026
Darkness Falls 2003
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag 2013
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries 2012–
“The first series was filmed over a six-month period in and around Melbourne from July 2011.” Wikipedia
Insidious: Out of the Further 2026
Berlin Syndrome 2017
Ricky Stanicky 2024
“Principal photography began in February 2023 in Melbourne, Victoria, with the city serving as a stand-in for Providence, Rhode Island, where the film is set.” Wikipedia
U2 3D 2008
Wentworth 2013–
Sleeping Dogs 2024
Son of a Gun 2014
La Brea 2021–
The Loved Ones 2009
“The Ambience Entertainment production was completely shot in Melbourne, Victoria, including interior school scenes shot at Box Hill Senior Secondary College and Kew High School.” Wikipedia
The Pirate Movie 1982
Apple Cider Vinegar 2025–
“The series filmed in and around Melbourne, Australia with funding secured from Screen Australia and VicScreen.” Wikipedia
Roadgames 1981
“Shot on location in the Nullarbor Plain and in Melbourne, the budget of $1.75 million was the highest ever for an Australian film at that time.” Wikipedia
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King 2006–
“The series was filmed entirely in Melbourne, Australia.” Wikipedia
Raajakumara 2017
“The first schedule took place in Australia in various parts like Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sydney and Melbourne after which the crew did the rest of the shoot in Bengaluru, Chennai, Mysuru, Goa, Varanasi and later in Malaysia.” Wikipedia
Run Rabbit Run 2023
Thrash 2026
Australian Idol 2003–
The Slap 2011–
“Filmed in Melbourne, Victoria, the series was produced by Matchbox Pictures' Tony Ayres, Helen Bowden and Michael McMahon, with Penny Chapman serving as executive producer.” Wikipedia
Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp 2024
Ice Road: Vengeance 2025
All Her Fault 2025–
Where the Green Ants Dream 1984
“Filming also took place in and near Melbourne, Victoria.” Wikipedia
Irresistible 2006
Nowhere Boys 2013–
A Country Practice 1981–
“Unlike the Seven series which was produced in Sydney, the Network Ten series was produced in Melbourne with location shooting in Emerald, Victoria.” Wikipedia
Main Aurr Mrs Khanna 2009
“On 19 March 2008, the cast began filming for the project at Film City in the outskirts of Mumbai and later continued shooting in Melbourne, Australia, where a pivotal scene was shot at the Sydney Airport.” Wikipedia
Holding the Man 2015
Shantaram 2022–
Rush 2008–
Dead Gorgeous 2010–
Orange 2010
“Ted Baillieu had visited the live shooting location of the movie in Docklands, Melbourne, to learn and explore the possibility of attracting Indian film industry to shoot in Victoria.” Wikipedia
Long Weekend 1978
The Hard Word 2002
Sky Pirates 1986
Gross Misconduct 1993
Body Melt 1993
The Bank 2001
Till Human Voices Wake Us 2002
Patineur Grotesque 1897
Felicity 1979
“Other scenes were filmed in Hong Kong and in a studio at Nunawading in Melbourne; when a typhoon was approaching Hong Kong Lamond moved the unit to Lord Howe Island instead for a number of days.” Wikipedia
Thirst 1979
Death of a Soldier 1986

And 32 more, per Wikipedia:

Hating Alison Ashley 2005
Unnale Unnale 2007
Matching Jack 2010
The Doctor Blake Mysteries 2013–2017
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee 2020
Ground Zero 1987
The Big Steal 1990
BoyTown 2006
Girl at the Window 2022
My Melbourne 2024
The Getting of Wisdom 1977
Kangaroo 1987
Nala Damayanthi 2003
Kenny 2006
Blessed 2009
Prey 2009
I Love You Too 2010
Driving Miss Daisy 2014
The Clinic 1982
Malcolm 1986
Let's Get Skase 2001
Broken Allegiance 2002
Take Away 2003
Burlesque 2010
Exit 2011
Scumbus 2012
The Death and Life of Otto Bloom 2016
Fags in the Fast Lane 2017
Fwends 2025
Marvellous Melbourne 1910
Just Us 1986
Blowing Hot and Cold 1988

Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Melbourne

8 productions shot at 42 places inside Melbourne, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Melbourne itself.

Chopper Coburg per Wikipedia 2000
The Flying Doctors Cranbourne per Wikipedia 1993–
Picnic At Hanging Rock Werribee Park per Wikipedia 2018–
Against the Wind Emu Bottom Homestead per Wikipedia 1978–
Round the Twist Williamstown per Wikipedia 1989–2001
Blue Heelers Williamstown per Wikipedia 1994–
Border Security: Australia's Front Line Melbourne Airport 2004–
Crackerjack Windsor 2002

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Melbourne?

131 productions are recorded as filmed in Melbourne, 8 of them at places inside it, including Ghost Rider (2007), Charlotte's Web (2006) and Knowing (2009). 92 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Melbourne?

Ghost Rider (2007), covered by 52 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Melbourne?

Melbourne is in Australia. Its coordinates are -37.8142, 144.9631.

What other filming locations are near Melbourne?

Melbourne central business district (under 1 km), Little Collins Street (under 1 km), Collins Street (under 1 km), Queen Victoria Village (under 1 km) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Shkuru Afshar, CC BY-SA 4.0.